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Housing Consolidation Regulations, 1925, No. 866, Part IV. Inspection of District :—
1. Number of houses which on inspection were considered to be unfit for human habitation:—
Two
2. Number of houses in which the defects were remedied in consequence of informal action
by the Local Authority or their Officers
Two
3. Number of representations made to the Local Authority with a view to (a) the serving of
notices requiring the execution of works or (b) the making of demolition or closing
orders :—
(a) None
(b) One
4. Number of notices served during the execution of works :—
None
5. Number of houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices
None
6. Number of demolition or closing orders made :—
None
7. Number of houses in respect of which an undertaking was accepted under subsection (4)
of section 16 of the Housing Act, 1957 :—
None
8. Number of houses demolished :—
None
During the year 112 families were rehoused, leaving 804 families for whom accommodation
was required at the end of December 1961.
The modernisation of North flats, Artizans Dwellings (44 flats) was completed together with
similar work at 66 of the 104 flats (and commenced at the remaining 38 flats) at Windsor House,
Shoreditch.
The Old People's accommodation at Isleden House (31 flats) continues to be of great interest
to people in this country and from overseas who are concerned with the housing and welfare of the
elderly. The result of living under the conditions which obtain at Isleden House is reflected in
the well-being of the elderly residents and their longevity, coupled with the very infrequent use
made of the Sick Bay for treatment of the residents. This allows the Sick Bay to continue to
receive patients from St. Bartholomew's Hospital (a total of approximately 761 having been admitted
since 1954) and to receive elderly tenants from the Corporation's housing estates in need
of rest and medical attention.
Of the 275 flats and maisonettes comprising the extension to the Corporation's housing
estate at Golden Lane, 56 were completed last year and work on the remainder (219) is well in
hand. The redevelopment of the Corporation's Avondale Square Estate (380) flats is progressing
well and the first 44 flats (Colechurch House) were completed just before Christmas. Work has
been started on the first stage of the redevelopment of the Holloway Estate (24 flats). The replacement
of the sub-standard houses to the north and west of the Metropolitan Cattle Market in
Islington by the erection of flats is still held up for want of planning permission for use of the
vacant site of the sheep lairs to the west of the market.
I am indebted to Mrs. Rita Cohen, Hon. Welfare Officer and Hon. Secretary of the City of
London Old People's Welfare Association, for the following report:—
'This Association receives enumerable requests for assistance and advice from Old Age
Pensioners who do not necessarily live within the 'Square Mile', but who, by virtue of
previous employment or residence, retain their connection with the City. An increasing
number of such requests have been from the more infirm elderly who can no longer remain in
their own homes and for these over 60's, and for those for whom the City has a more direct
responsibility, the Association has been actively engaged in trying to find a suitable
alternative.
'During the period under review the Association has helped to obtain accommodation
with care and attention for no less than 150 persons, but it is evident that the shortage of
this accommodation, and the increasing demand for it, will remain not only one of the greatest
problems of the elderly but for those who seek to assist them.
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